Editing Duct tape (section)

==In popular culture==
[[File:120107-LA-USC-UCLA02.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[University of Southern California|USC]]'s ''[[Tommy Trojan]]'' statue wrapped in duct tape to protect it from crosstown football rival [[UCLA]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Pranks a big part of football rivalry |last=Smith |first=Marcia C. |date=28 November 2006 |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/11/28/pranks-a-big-part-of-football-rivalry/ |work=The Orange County Register}}</ref>]]
The [[Duct Tape Guys]] (Jim Berg and Tim Nyberg) have written seven books about duct tape, {{as of|2005|lc=y}}. Their books have sold over 1.5 million copies and feature real and unusual uses of duct tape. In 1994 they coined the phrase "it ain't broke, it just lacks duct tape". 

The sitcom ''[[The Red Green Show]]''{{'s}} title character often used duct tape (which he dubbed "the handyman's secret weapon") as both a shortcut to proper fastening as well as for unconventional uses. The series sometimes showcased fan duct tape creations. The series had a feature film based on it entitled ''[[Duct Tape Forever]]'' and several VHS/DVD compilations of the show's use of the tape have been released. Since 2000, series star [[Steve Smith (comedian)|Steve Smith]] (as "Red Green") has been the "Ambassador of [[Scotch Tape|Scotch]] Duct Tape" for [[3M]].<ref>[http://www.3m.com/intl/CA/english/about_us/press_releases/pnews00-01-s.html 3M Canada Press Box] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828100449/http://www.3m.com/intl/CA/english/about_us/press_releases/pnews00-01-s.html |date=2008-08-28 }}</ref>

The [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[MythBusters]]'' featured duct tape in a number of myths that involve non-traditional uses. Confirmed myths include suspending a car for a period of time, building a functional cannon, a two-person sailboat, a two-person canoe (with duct tape paddles), a two-person raft, [[Caligae|Roman sandals]], a [[chess set]], a leak proof water canister, rope, a hammock that can support the weight of an adult male, holding a car in place, a bridge that spanned the width of a dry dock, and a full-scale functional [[trebuchet]] with duct tape as the only binder. In the episode "Duct Tape Plane", the MythBusters repaired (and eventually replaced) the skin of a lightweight airplane with duct tape and flew it a few meters above a runway.

[[Garrison Keillor]]'s radio show ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' included comedic fictional commercials sponsored by the "American Duct Tape Council".

In 2019 Italian artist [[Maurizio Cattelan]] created a concept art piece titled ''[[Comedian (artwork)|Comedian]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Neil |first=Luke |title=One banana, what could it cost? $120,000 – if it's art |date=6 December 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=25 December 2019 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/06/maurizio-cattelan-banana-duct-tape-comedian-art-basel-miami |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230170749/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/06/maurizio-cattelan-banana-duct-tape-comedian-art-basel-miami |url-status=live}}</ref> involving taping a banana to a wall using silver duct tape. The piece was exhibited briefly at the Art Basel in Miami.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/arts/design/banana-removed-art-basel.html |title=Banana Splits: Spoiled by Its Own Success, the $120,000 Fruit Is Gone |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=8 December 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=25 December 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215171600/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/arts/design/banana-removed-art-basel.html |url-status=live}}</ref>